The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1887-08-18


wants Of the people and they show their
| appreciation by their encouragement and
| support. 1t shall Le our aim to continue
| to merit such.
] Attention to sanitary matters should not
be relaxed. 1t is, probably, just as impor-
J tant to keep everything clean from now
until frost, as it has been at any time since
the last frost, The odor from decaying
vegetable matter is not conducive to health
Therefore, continue to clean up.
| We take pleasure in calling attention to
the advertisement of the Henderson Fee
male College, the second session Of which
| begins on the 30th inst. This institution
/ possesses advantages not surpassed by any
! other school Of equal grade in the mode
and exec Hence of the instruction given.
Oscar the Barber has lad erected a very
handsome swinging sign in front of his
shop in the Young building. Oscar is al
ways up with tile times, ever ready to serve
/ his customers and give them smooth
shave or a nice hair cut. Don't forget him
when you want anything done in his line
Mr.. John H. Fleming an aged and high
! ly esteemed gentleman, died at his home
| i'll Warren county, near the Vance county
line, last Sunday night, after short i'll
ness, having been paralyZed only few
/ days before. Deceased was about 80 years
| old.
| Rev. J. J. Rem has been conducting
/ very successful revival meeting at Plank
/ Chapel. Rev. J. NJ. Rhodes had been as
sisting him for a few days up to last Fri
day, and some 81 or 40 persons had been
/ converted. Quite number of people from
! town went out Sunday.
| At the suggestion of Bishop Galloway
and the Mission Board, last week was OBJ
served by the Methodist Episcopal Church
South as week of prayer and self-denial
throughout the connection. Services were
/ held regularly during the week in the new
| Methodist church and were we'll attended
! Dick Switzerland makes a very active
and efficient town constable, just as all his
friends said he would. He is fearless but
! cool in the discharge of his duty and evil
doors are given no more latitude than the
law allows. No one finds any favor in his
sight when breach of the peace has been
committed.
The new engine for the Warrenton rail
road has arrived The Gazette says it is no
beauty but firSt-class in every particular.
1t was made by the Baldwin Locomotive
works, of Pittsburg, Penn, and cost "a, 800
delivered. An evidence Of prosperity on
the part of the Warrenton railroad that the
GOLD LEAF is pleased to note.
When merchant is afraid to advertise
his goods, for fear of the cost, you may
make up your mind that be wants big profits.
1t is not so with E. G.. Davis. He believes
in printers ink because he knows it brings
him trade, and when he advertises to sell
you good goods at low prices, he will do
what he says. Try him and see.
1t will doubtless interest many of our
readers to know that the last Legislature
amended the law in relation to posting of
lands. 1t is only necessary now to post
notices on and at three places, and tress-
passers for a second or subsequent offence
are liable to fine of twenty-five dollars
or Imprisonment for thirty days.
The beautiful sunshine has come again
after so many long and dimal days Of dark
clouds and incessant rain, and old Sol
makes us seek the shady side of the sire
now where only short while ago we
Stunned the vile mud and sought for a dry
spot wherein to place our dainty feet as
we tip-toed it from one side of the street tC
the other.
The Durham Recorder says the survey
ors of the Durham & Northern Railroad
from Henderson to Durham have completed
their first survey coming into Durham by
way of Bacon Rind, the cotton factory and
RedmOnd's Grove. If Durham votes $780,
900 to this road September 10Th, work will bt
commenced at once and pushed until the
} cars are running.
The Sioux Valley Ne7os relates an Incl
dent as showing the virtue there is in prin
ter's ink. 1t says: Perhaps the mos
expedient result from the use of printer:
/ ink was experienced in a neighbOring tow
recently. man advertised for a girl, anC
the very next morning his wife presented
him with twins, both girls. Who says al
vertising doesn't pay?'
: Henderson is busy, buStling place, ant
it is with pleasure that we notice the con
stantly increasing volume of people on on
, streets and of vehicles moving to and fir
, loaded with various kinds of produce. w
!, used to be able to keep up with all the stran
gers in town, but now there are too man.
: for us to do so. We are assuming to
much the proportions of a city for that.
Mr. F. NJ. Woody who lives near vii
Y liamsbero, was in to see us Monday. Ii
: had just sold a load of new tobacco a
4 Coopcr's, the highest price being 5000
n hundred. This was as good he says as b
did on any of his crop last year. He ha
about 20, 900 hills and says his crop is yer
. fine Corn was never better and the Outl0o
) in his neighborhood is all that could be dt
! sired.
Those of our patrons and readers who hav
= sons and daughters to educate should col
slider the claims of the educational inStitI
tions in Henderson. The female college
e Capt w j. Richards school for young mel
and the male academy soon to be Opene
IT bv Mr. Wilson, together with the varioU
v other private schools, afford abundant OF
a portunity for the training of the minds {
the young right here at home.
n Mr.. A. J. Harrell of Wayne county Ina
d sixty acres in tobacco, with prospects of
a fine crop. Mr.. Harrell is a succesSfr
y, farmer and while he has been cultivatin
,e tobacco but few, years his efforts hav
Is been attended with good results from til
first When he embarked in tobacco Gu